Georgia's hot careers to 2026

Skills and Abilities advanced skills required

Georgia's
Careers to 2026

The careers in this chart have it all!

moderate skills required

Skills and Abilities

Work Activities

Occupational Characteristics

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Fast job growth Above average wages At least 400 expected annual job openings

Work Activities frequently found

occasionally found

jobs have faster than state annual average job growth, above the state annual average wage, and have at least 400 annual openings.

Doctoral or professional degree
Physical Therapists Physicians & Surgeons, All Other Postsecondary Teachers, All Other

m = = = = = = = = = == = = = = = $86,800 410 m = = = == = = m == == m = $224,200 440 = = = = == = m = == == = = $77,200 490

Master's degree

Education Administrators, Elem & Sec

= = = = == = = = = m = == = = $94,400 730

Educational, Guidance, School, & Voc Counselors = = = = == = = m == == = = $55,300 1,270

Healthcare Social Workers

= = = = == = = = == =m = = $51,200 580

Instructional Coordinators

= = = = == = = = == == m = $57,600 700

Nurse Practitioners

= = = = = = = = = = = m = == = = $101,900 420

Physician Assistants

= = = = = m = = = m == == m = $100,800 400

Bachelor's degree
Accountants & Auditors Administrative Services Managers Airline Pilots, Copilots, & Flight Engineers Business Operations Specialists, All Other Civil Engineers Coaches and Scouts Compliance Officers Computer & Information Systems Managers Computer Occupations, All Other Construction Managers Cost Estimators Elementary School Teachers, Exc Spec Ed Financial Analysts Financial Managers Financial Specialists, All Other General & Operations Managers Health Educators Human Resources Managers Human Resources Specialists Industrial Engineers Kindergarten Teachers, Exc Spec Ed Loan Officers

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Georgia Department of Labor Mark Butler, Commissioner
Equal Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary Aids and Services Available upon Request to Individuals with Disabilities

Skills and Abilities advanced skills required

Georgia's
Careers to 2026

The careers in this chart have it all!

moderate skills required

Skills and Abilities

Work Activities

Occupational Characteristics

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Work Activities frequently found

occasionally found

Fast job growth Above average wages At least 400 expected annual job openings

jobs have faster than state annual average job growth, above the state annual average wage, and have at least 400 annual openings.

Bachelor's degree continued

Logisticians

= = = = == == == == = = $73,400 580

Management Analysts

= = = = == == == == = = $96,900 2,650

Market Research Analysts & Marketing Spec

= == m= === == = = $64,200 2,500

Marketing Managers

= = = = == == == == = = $138,600 730

Mechanical Engineers

= = m = == =m = m = == m = $83,700 430

Medical & Health Services Managers

= = = = == === == =$109,100 840

Middle Schl Teachers, Exc Spec & Career/Tech Ed = = = = == = = = == == = = $57,100 2,420

Personal Financial Advisors

m == == m = = == == = = $124,000 680

Producers & Directors

= == == === == = = $77,000 550

Public Relations Specialists

= = = = == == == == = = $58,200 620

Registered Nurses

= = = = = = = = = = = m = = = = = = $65,600 5,410

Sales Managers

= = = = == == === = = $130,800 1,580

Secondary Schl Teachers, Exc Spec & Career/Tech Ed = = = = == = = = == == = = $57,100 2,220

Software Developers, Applications

= == == =m= == m = $103,000 2,300

Training & Development Specialists

= = = = == == == == = = $62,300 1,120

Associate's degree

Dental Hygienists

m = = = = = = = = m= = = = m = $66,100 540

Paralegals & Legal Assistants

m = m = == === == = $53,600 1,060

Postsecondary non-degree award

Aircraft Mechanics & Service Technicians

= = = m = = = = = == = = = = = = $70,000 800

Some college, no degree

Computer User Support Specialists

= = = = = m = =mm = == m = $54,200 1,930

High school diploma or equivalent

Automotive Body & Related Repairers

mm = =m= =$51,500 620

Electrical Power-Line Installers & Repairers

= == = = = = = = = == = = m = $51,000 630

Supvrs of Construction Trades & Extraction Workers = = = m = = = =m = == = = = = $62,400 1,590

Supvrs of Helpers, Laborers, & Material Movers, Hand = = m = == === = = = = = = $51,600 1,010

Supvrs of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers

= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = $63,500 1,460

Insurance Sales Agents

= = m = == === == = $67,800 1,630

Production, Planning, & Expediting Clerks

= == == =mm = == = = $48,900 1,290

Property, Real Estate, & Community Assoc Mgrs = = m = == == = m = == = = $86,700 700

Sales Reps, Services, All Other

= == == =m == == = = $58,800 4,050

Sales Reps, Wholesale & Mfg, Exc Tech & Scientific Products m = m = == === == = = $63,600 6,590
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